Capitol Agenda for the Week of May 10: Pay Me Now or Pay Me More Later
The high cost of repairing our nation's crumbling infrastructure stands in the way of arriving at solutions. But failure to act will carry an even higher cost. Here's the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
May 10, 2016New Tech Tools Can Help Fleets Monitor Driver Health, Fatigue
CINCINNATI — The push to monitor the performance of truck drivers may soon extend beyond cameras in the cab and electronic logs.
May 9, 2016Aljex Adds Auto-Post Feature for Carriers
Aljex Software said it has updated its system to enable dispatchers and asset managers to post available or soon-to-be available equipment to load boards with one mouse click.
May 5, 2016Bendix Says Approaching NHTSA Mandate Boosts Sales of Electronic Stability Systems
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems said it has sold its 450,000th Electronic Stability Program, a system that automatically deploys a truck’s brakes to protect against loss of control from swerving or a rollover.
May 4, 2016SkyBitz Introduces Tracking Device for Oil and Gas Applications
SkyBitz has introduced a tracking device for equipment used in oil and gas applications.
May 2, 2016Wex to Integrate Fuel Data With ELDs
Fuel-card provider Wex Inc. announced that it plans to help fleets better manage purchases by combining its fuel data with telematics data from electronic logging devices.
April 29, 2016Capitol Agenda for the Week of April 26: Primary Winner Shuster on Trucking Issues
Pennsylvanians go to the polls today, and Rep. Bill Shuster, chairman of the transportation panel in the House, is favored to keep his 9th District seat. Shuster's campaign shared the Congressman's current thoughts on the hottest issues in trucking. Here's the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
April 27, 2016PeopleNet Offers Software on Zebra's Rugged Handheld Device
PeopleNet said its mobile fleet-management software is now certified to run on Zebra Technologies’ Symbol TC70 rugged handheld device.
April 25, 2016Replay: LiveOnWeb on On-Demand Delivery
Our April 20 LiveOnWeb webcast looked at how online shopping is creating enormous disruption to freight networks and modes of delivery. We examined Amazon.com and a future transportation network in which human couriers work alongside an array of automated vehicles to bring goods directly to consumers. Plus we looked back at the new TT Top 50 Logistics Companies rankings. Watch the replay.
April 20, 2016Ginsberg’s Implements Appian Routing Software
New York-area foodservice distributor Ginsberg’s Foods is implementing Appian routing and scheduling software from TMW Systems, the companies announced in a joint statement.
April 19, 2016